The emperor smiled slightly, his eyes were far away, but there seemed to be a flash of light at the bottom of his eyes, and he said leisurely: "That day, that bowl of soup saved the lives of the two of us......"

"Yes," Shan Ling said in a deep voice, "We who were about to freeze to death under the Iron Blood Banner and next to the corpses of the kings were also close to each other like today, and we were crowded on the only broken blanket, a bowl of hot soup, you fed me more than half of it first, and a blanket, you covered me...... The old minister once swore to His Majesty that he was willing to be a 10,000-year barrier for the Dongtang River, and he was willing to be a lackey for His Majesty forever, but now the words are still in his ears, but the old minister has already fainted," he trembled and left the table, his white-haired head pressed against the ground, "Your Majesty's previous proposal, the old minister did not dare to stop it again, and only asked His Majesty to arrange for people of insight to handle this matter, and not to let the profit-seeking people of business Jia harm my ethics." ”

The rest of the people also left their seats and bowed their heads.

The emperor was moved, personally got up and picked up several old ministers, patted the back of their hands, and said a few warm words.

The prince glanced at Yan Sui and lowered his eyelashes slightly.

What good luck......

Today, it was originally a major event, and it was one of the more important national policies of the emperor in recent years, saying that it was necessary to reduce or reduce the commercial tax, support the merchants to build all kinds of workshops, and allow merchants to recruit agricultural workers. The old ministers were very opposed, fearing that this would delay the farming, corrupt the atmosphere, and make the world seek profit.

This matter has gone through several rounds of debate, although the old ministers finally expressed a certain degree of agreement, but out of various worries, they have not completely relaxed, tonight is the time to bring it up again, and said stiff, I didn't expect a meal around the table, a bowl of hot soup, actually softened the iron heart of these old ministers who have been practicing for many years!

It seems like a joke to say. The national policy that affects tens of millions of people can be implemented with a bowl of soup, but only people like the crown prince, who have been following the whole process, know the complex psychological game inside.

The old ministers were not only worried about the consequences of employing a large number of peasant unions to hinder the peasants and affect the country, but also worried that such a move would impact the monopoly position of the gate valve family, and then affect the stability of the government.

The founding of this dynasty relied on the support of the gate valve family. After the founding of the country, the gate valve has become an important supporter and restrictor of the country, and most of the people in all walks of life in the imperial court are controlled by the gate valve. In the sixteenth year of Jingcheng, at the end of the reign of the first emperor, due to old age and neglect of government, the law was too harsh, and a rebellion broke out in northern Sichuan County.

At that time, the western fan, the Yaoguo bordering the north of Sichuan, and the southern Qi Dayan, which bordered the northwest and southwest of Dongtang, all took advantage of this opportunity to move, and the first emperor had no choice but to give the military and political power of the assassins in various states, allowing local recruitment, and changing the military system to the conscription system in disguise. And these state assassins, themselves are basically from the door lord, once they have military and political power, it is conceivable that the centralization of power will inevitably be greatly affected, the first emperor in his later years actually noticed, but it was too late, two years later he died, and then after a round of quiet princely competition, the state assassin history gradually became a hereditary position, and so on Yongyu Emperor sat on the throne, more than ten years, several large states have been hidden separatism.

The Tang family occupies three states, and the Yi family is divided into one, each occupying one state. The Ji family is entrenched in Cangnan in the season, and the people are fierce, the ethnic groups are complex, and the territory is vast. The high status of these three schools is not reflected in any existing provisions, but only permeates countless tacit rules of conduct. For example, he never robs but can always be sent automatically, for example, the bitter master who killed someone on the street but was killed in the end cried and said that he had made a false accusation. For example, the Ji family once ordered the surrounding red land to die for hundreds of miles, and the villages died, but no one sued - who will sue the bitter master for his death? But the reason is said to be only because the young masters of the Ji family are competing for military merits, and for example, the founding ancestor once made an oath that unless it is a major crime of treason and killing the king, the children of the three families are not guilty, and they should be beheaded or not, and they are allowed to be exempted from the crime with "discussion silver".

Xichuan County, which just said that the development of the cult, was on the territory of Yi Yanran, the assassin of Shi Yi Yanran in the northwest state, Xichuan asked for money and food in the name of this and the imperial court said that he would send troops to exterminate it, but that small sect was like a leek, cut and long, and it could not be eliminated, and the emperor had long been willing to send people to check on the spot, but he was always obstructed openly and secretly.

In this case, to allow the development of private commerce, the next step must be to reform the tax system, concentrate wealth in the center, and only with money can it be possible to reintegrate and even control the gate valve, which is a kind of invisible war against the gate valve.

The gate valve has been in business for many years, and the power is intertwined, and several old ministers are not from a family of gate valves, and they are also inextricably linked, like many courtiers in this court, they are considered vested interests, and it is impossible to easily agree to move their cakes in public and private.

At this point, the matter was deadlocked, and the seemingly mild His Majesty did not intend to give in this time, and even if the old ministers had the heart to take a step back, they had to consider the influence of the huge family behind them.

At this time, drinking soup around the table is an attack on the heart, a sign of weakness, and a warning.

Awaken the kindness and vows of the past, silently show my determination and weariness, and warn that I have reached this point, and that you will not go down the steps again, and that nothing else awaits you.

What use does a treacherous and ruthless courtier want from you?

Don't forget that His Royal Highness King Yi, who acts arbitrarily and ruthlessly, is still here.

"If the soup can't warm their hearts, pour it on their heads" is not a joke.

What's more, the human heart is also made of meat. Shan Ling and others accompanied the emperor through the most difficult years, they really received the emperor's kindness, and they were also really right, and they crossed the Danqi who had distanced themselves from the hearts of the people in the past, and saw this emperor who was destined to have an eternal destiny next to the steaming soup pot tonight, thinking about this matter and full of white hair.

To say that it is not moving is false.

It is said to be a show, but it may not be true.

There is no trivial matter in heaven, and one soup can see the world.

And this little chef is extremely smart. After today's incident, this little chef who advocated eating around the table without authorization, bringing the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and causing the old minister to recall the previous relationship and finally relented, naturally wanted to be rewarded, and Yan Sui, who proposed to give supper, was afraid that he would also be credited.

It's like this every time, he is careless, and he resists the painstaking planning of others. With a flick of his fingertips, it was the wind and rain in the world.

Wen Zhen has been waiting on the side, condescending, seeing the prince's expression clearly, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and smile.

She didn't know what was going on, but she could guess that it should have been a turning point in a very important matter just now, Yan Sui and the emperor, the two cunning foxes, cooperated tacitly, and they also performed well, and the matter was solved perfectly.

No wonder the emperor favors Yan Sui, this person's way of solving problems is so unusual.

Looking at the roaring His Royal Highness King Yi, he was taking advantage of the emperor and important ministers to stage the "Emperor Peace", and poured the truffles from his Lao Tzu's plate into his own bowl one by one.

His Majesty the Emperor has not seen it? Wen Zhen feels that seeing is not seeing, and not seeing is seeing.

It's that profound.

Although a table of meals is well prepared, the people present are either the elderly or the sick, and they are not the nobles who pay much attention to it, no matter how delicious it is, it is only a few pieces. However, the emperor is very face-saving tonight, and it also proves that Wen Zhen's thinking is good, patients who have been taking medicine for a long time have poor appetite and need a strong and certain stimulating taste to refresh themselves, truffle scrambled eggs are extraordinarily colorful, the emperor ate most of the plates, and Xiao Ban naturally opened one eye and closed one eye and let it enter Yan Sui's stomach.

The supper was over, the matter was settled, the ministers retired, Wen Zhen also packed up his things and retreated, Wen Zhen remembered the plate of truffle scrambled eggs he left, cleaned up quickly, and walked crisply, so he didn't see Yan Sui's thoughtful face behind her.

When Wen Zhen returned to the imperial kitchen in three steps and two steps, and lifted the lid of the pot he had covered, he found that the plate of truffle scrambled eggs had already flown away.

Oh hehehe.

Standing in front of the empty pot, Wen Zhen wanted to scold Yan Laosan.

Then she scolded.

"Yan Sui, do you want to be shameless!"

……

There was a chuckle above her head, Wen Zhen looked up and didn't see anyone, and before she turned around, she felt that the sky was spinning, and the stars and the moon were reversed - the unpleasant scene on the first night of knowing Yan Sui suddenly came back, she stretched out her fingers hatefully, pinched, pinched, turned - the quick and ruthless trilogy, as a result, her fingers slipped.

Someone's waist is hard and slippery like marble!

Someone put her down without gentleness, and pierced on the top of the Chengqian Palace, Wen Zhen looked at the sky silently, and Yan Sui was alone if he dared to climb on the head of Emperor Laozi.

Some people say that to see the scenery, you must stand on a high place, far away from the mountains and rivers, lead the vastness of the heavens and the earth, drape the stars and moons, cleanse the long wind, and the past will rush through the night sky in this moment, turning into meteors and tiptoeing into the depths of the universe.

Then standing on the top of the palace hall, there is an extra layer of grandeur at the feet of the world, the palace is majestic and continuous into a sea of glass with heavy eaves, and he is at the head of the tide.

Even though she knew that her behavior was rebellious at the moment, Wen Zhen was still deeply fascinated, and the environment after crossing had been a little depressing, and she was willing to be washed by the high wind at this moment.

Yan Sui was behind her, and wiped the roof tiles with a piece of white silk before sitting down, of course, she didn't help her wipe them.

Wen Zhen didn't bother to bother with him, took the white silk he threw away and wiped it casually and sat down, she was afraid that if she stood any longer, she would be shot by the patrolling guards - people didn't dare to shoot His Royal Highness King Yi, and they didn't dare to shoot her a small shrimp?

Yan Sui on his side put his hands on his knees, squinting slightly, and the starlight flowed under his eyes, like a diamond carrying the cleanest morning dew.

Although he didn't speak, Wen Zhen felt that he was in a good mood for no reason.

Was it because of that successful meal?

It doesn't seem to be the only one.

On his side, Yan Sui tilted his head slightly, the arc under the moonlight was exquisite, Wen Zhen looked at his silhouette, and felt that his eyes were viscous, why couldn't he pull it out.

It took a long time for Yan Sui to speak, "You did a good job today, a little better than I wanted." ”

Wen Zhen smiled and nodded to show that she also agreed with this evaluation, and could praise it a little more violently.

"Father should be able to avoid insomnia tonight." Yan Sui said lazily, "I think there must be a gift for you when I look back, think about what you want." ”

Wen Zhen thought to herself, is it okay for me to want to leave the palace and see you disappear in front of me from now on?

Really, although this person is beautiful and edible, every time I see it, I feel too much psychological pressure, which is really not conducive to mental health and physical development.

Yan Sui glanced at her, that look made Wen Zhen feel a sense of weakness for no reason, and felt as if he had been illuminated by the demon mirror again, but fortunately, Yan Sui didn't plan to worry about her, and suddenly said: "The wolf peaches in Desheng Palace are gone." ”

"Oh," Wen Zhen has never been afraid of people's thinking jumps, followed quickly, and immediately said, "Take it to cook the soup, Concubine De wants to beautify and slim down, that's the main ingredient." ”

"Lin Qing must be very happy to know it." Yan Sui laughed.

Wen Zhen thought no wonder he was so happy, it turned out that the gift given by your mother's scandal object was ruined by me. God will be so pitiful and father and son, what have you done to be bullied so badly.

"You must be thinking, Lin Qing's father and son are really pitiful, what did they do to be so targeted by me." Yan Sui suddenly spoke lazily.

Wen Zhen sighed, thinking that Your Excellency should change your surname back, the name worm.

"Concubine De Niangniang is the official daughter of a small town in Xifu County that can't even record the name of the map, saying that it is an official family, but in fact, it is also a small official of the nine grades who do not enter the stream, that small town is close to Xifan, the most unstable place, the land is thin and the people are evil, life is difficult, she is a concubine born in the outer room, and the situation can be imagined." Yan Sui suddenly spoke.

The starlight is too good tonight, the stomach is very full, it is rare that everything goes well, there is a little fox who is not annoying by his side, and when he mentions the gift of the god general, it is inevitable to think of his mother who will never be hot.

He suddenly wanted to say more.

Wen Zhen doesn't speak, she won't take the initiative to ask others about their privacy, but she won't stupidly stop others from wanting to talk.

In front of the wise, it is enough to be a listener.

It is said that after she was born, she was approved by the wandering monk, saying that her nine-character Luan Feng's life is unspeakably expensive, but the world is full of blessings and misfortunes, and her noble life is to ask for the luck of her parents and relatives to fulfill it. Her parents didn't care about a concubine, and immediately expelled her from the family, she grew up in a nunnery outside the city, the kind of nunnery in the poor mountains and bad waters, most of the sisters-in-law were in a miserable situation and couldn't survive before they lost their hair, so most of them had a strange temperament, Concubine De, oh, at that time she was called the side side, Qin side side, and suffered a lot, and also developed this cold and weird moody temperament now. Reputedly...... Later, her parents died mysteriously, and some say she killed them. ”

"One year, the king of Xiang who was sealed there rebelled and coerced the entire city as a soldier, Lin Qing stood out in that battle, no one knew his origin, but Lin Qing was quickly promoted, and when the imperial army came to quell the rebellion, he was pushed out by the king to replace the death, Lin Qing had a chance to win, but in order to protect the Qin side of the defeat and was captured, some people say that the two knew each other before, some people say that they just met in that rebellion, in short, Lin Qing was almost killed, Qin rushed to the court to grab the knife and almost lost his life, but her life was big, The father happened to pass by the Dharma field that day and saved the pair of hard-working mandarin ducks. ”

At that time, the father had not succeeded to the throne, just a prince who was not favored, and it was very difficult to protect them, so he was reprimanded by the first emperor, the first emperor was just engraved, famous for his law, and believed that the crime of rebellion could not be forgiven. accumulated to the handsome position, and gave him Qin's side as his wife. ”

"This condition is incomparably harsh, everyone understands in their hearts that this is for Lin Qing to fight hard in the army to the death, and Qin is destined to drift into the mud as a prisoner of war."

"Lin Qing, in one month, he won fifteen battles in a row, killed the Western general Yelucheng, and drove the Western army out of three hundred miles."

"Three months later, he started from scratch and accumulated military merit and rose to the rank of captain."

"Half a year later, he was promoted to deputy general, which was the result of pressing a lot of credit, because the first emperor promised him that as long as his military merits were enough, he would be promoted, without any restrictions, but he was promoted too fast, and if he really wanted to do all the merits, he would not be promoted, and the general would have to do it for him, so in the end he only pressed the deputy general."

"He planted his silver spear in front of the latest boundary monument, and the people of the West did not dare to draw their spear after beating their horses."

Wen Zhen held his breath slightly as he listened.

It was the young man who dyed the yellow sand with blood and blood, and under the scorching horse, he forced the enemy to retreat thousands of miles with a sword, picked peach blossoms with spears, and the cold light penetrated the iron armor.

Wen Zhen couldn't help but applaud, and as soon as he clapped his hands, he was forced to put down his hand by Yan Sui's eyes.

"What about later......" Wen Zhen couldn't help but ask, and suddenly reacted.

Later, it must have been a tragedy, and it was said that the good won the military merit and hugged the beauty, but in the end the beauty returned to the emperor. The emperor is still a life-saving benefactor, how can this be broken by Lin Qing?

"Qin's side is too beautiful, my father was worried that she would cause trouble if she stayed in the barracks, so he brought it back to his prince's mansion, Qin's side has a strange temperament, and he doesn't get along well with the princess's concubines, and I don't know whose trick she did, one day she slept in the wrong room, and then ......"

Wen Zhen thought, oh, and then the wrong sleep will be wrong.

"My father was uncomfortable that night, I went to bed early, Qin went to the wrong room on the side and both of them immediately found out, Qin was just about to leave, and there was already a concubine who broke the matter, and also searched out an important military report from Qin's side, Qin's side was accused of being a spy, the first emperor was furious after knowing it, and wanted to execute Qin Fangfang, and the father was forced to save her, saying that the two were in love and had a husband and wife."

"The first emperor is not easy to fool, he is your woman, and she can't help but give birth to two hearts, she is originally born in the land of rebellion, how can she leave this kind of bane? Unless she is at peace and gives birth to a child for you by your side from now on, and gives birth to a son within a year, she can spare her life, but this girl has a backbone and will never be allowed to be a wife. ”

"My father was helpless, so I had to agree, it is said that Qin Fang would rather die than obey, but my father and her analyzed the stakes, things have come to this point, and if you want to live and see Lin Qing again, you can only do this. Lin Qing is now outstanding in battle, leading an army alone, if she does not show her willingness to her father, the suspicious son of the first emperor must be worried that Lin Qing will rebel for the sake of Qin's side, then the first thing is that in addition to Lin Qing, on the battlefield, there are no eyes for swords and guns, and it is too easy to want Lin Qing to die in battle. ”

In this way, Qin Fang happily married his father, gave Lin Qing a wedding card in person, and resolutely told him that he was empathetic and not in love, and there was no need to save war merits for her anymore. When Lin Qing finally got the will to return to Beijing, what he saw was Qin Fang holding me. ”

He immediately returned to the border pass, and since this life, he has never returned to Tianjing, and he has never seen Qin's side. He doesn't seem to care, and he seems to have entered the magic barrier, and he is still accumulating military exploits, fighting from the south of the mountain to the north of the sea, laying this iron bucket for the first emperor and my father, and even saved him twice when his father drove his own expedition to the west ten years ago. ”

"Because of this grievance, the first emperor later deliberately supported the Feng family to trap the camp and compete with Lin Qing, and the ministers in the court have always been quite hostile to Lin Qing, but the father never listened, and the father always said that the heavenly family owed Lin Qing, because when the first emperor died, he also specially left a will, so that Lin Qing would always be the deputy marshal and could not receive the seal."

"As long as he doesn't take the marshal's seal, the royal family will not be considered to have broken his promise, although Qin Fang can never be his wife." Yan Sui smiled strangely, "Look, royal, it's so hypocritical. ”

Wen Zhen did not speak.

There are so many stories of infatuated men and women, and the love between Lin Qing and Qin is just a more intense wave in the tide of fate.

As for the subsequent emperor who favored Concubine De because he was apologetic, Concubine De who disliked his parents and children because he was unwilling, and Lin Qing, the Dongtang Gancheng who never set foot in Tianjing, who never knew what he thought, were just lonely people in the empty city that came and went.

The only innocent is Yan Sui, who was born as a mother's death-free gold medal, because of the exchange of interests and tacit transactions, carrying all the unwillingness of a woman who cannot be loved. When she saw him, it was like seeing a time when she was powerless and had to give up what she loved, which was full of pain, grief, helplessness, and despair like eternal night.

How can you afford to love? Sinking into the happiness of the present is a betrayal of the past, but she is as fierce as a diamond in a fire, hard and scorching, and is not heated by the warm sun of the world.

Wen Zhen looked sideways at Yan Sui, he had no expression, he was the kind of man whose eyebrows were full of peach blossoms in three springs, but the bottom of his eyes was condensed in the deep winter snow, through the deep and transparent black, what he saw was indifference and emptiness.

Wen Zhen reached into his arms and touched it, took out the last two petal lollipops, and stuffed them into Yan Sui's palm.

------Off topic------

Midnight!

Growl!

Three more!

It's a record-breaking!

Have I ever had three changes in the eleven years of writing the book? Yes! Pass! Why!

Excited to run in circles all over the ground.

Don't try to sneer and tell me who is more than seven or eight, I don't have such a high consciousness like an old bird who is tired of writing, I just compare it with myself, how to be a man, the most important thing is contentment.

But there is one thing I am not satisfied with!

What is it?

Look up, look at the three watches, I don't understand my PIA to talk to you.